Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7973 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.7973 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7973 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.341 people per person, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.341 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3422 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3435 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3449 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3476 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3521 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.358 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.365 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3726 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3804 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3882 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3954 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4016 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4066 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4107 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4143 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4175 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4204 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4233 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4261 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4289 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.432 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4354 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4393 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4436 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4487 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4547 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4614 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4689 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4771 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4858 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4951 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5048 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5149 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5253 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.536 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5468 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5577 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5687 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5796 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5905 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6014 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6128 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6245 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6366 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.649 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6617 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6747 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6879 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7014 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7151 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7284 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7339 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7394 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7449 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7502 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7554 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7605 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7655 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7704 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7752 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7799 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7844 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7888 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7931 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7973 people per person | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.7973 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.7973 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3547 people per person | 0.341 people per person | 0.3804 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4104 people per person | 0.3882 people per person | 0.4261 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.449 people per person | 0.4289 people per person | 0.4771 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5315 people per person | 0.4858 people per person | 0.5796 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6441 people per person | 0.5905 people per person | 0.7014 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7464 people per person | 0.7151 people per person | 0.7704 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7864 people per person | 0.7752 people per person | 0.7973 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2884 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.7973 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7973 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.341 people per person in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.